Restart - HP P2000 Reference Manual

restart

Description Restarts the Storage Controller or Management Controller in a controller module.
If you restart a Storage Controller, it attempts to shut down with a proper failover sequence, which
includes stopping all I/O operations and flushing the write cache to disk, and then the controller
restarts. The Management Controller is not restarted so it can provide status information to external
interfaces.
If you restart a Management Controller, communication with it is lost until it successfully restarts. If the
restart fails, the partner MC remains active with full ownership of operations and configuration
information.
CAUTION:
data until the restart is complete.
Syntax
restart
sc|mc
[a|b|both]
[noprompt]
Parameters sc|mc
The controller to restart:
• sc: Storage Controller
• mc: Management Controller
a|b|both
Optional. The controller module containing the controller to restart. If this parameter is omitted, the
command affects the controller being accessed.
noprompt
Optional in console format; required for XML API format. Suppresses the confirmation prompt, which
requires a yes or no response. Specifying this parameter allows the command to proceed without
user interaction.
Example Restart the Management Controller in controller A, which you are logged in to:
# restart mc a
During the restart process you will briefly lose communication with the
specified management Controller(s).
Continue? yes
Info: Restarting the local MC (A)...
From controller A, restart the Storage Controller in controller B:
# restart sc b
Success: SC B restarted.
See also • shutdown
114 Alphabetical list of commands
If you restart both controller modules, you and users lose access to the system and its